Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-11
THE RACES
At Agricultural Park Yes
terday Afternoon.
THE SIXTH DISTRICT.
TrOtting and Running Events Of
Very High Grade-What
Will be Done To-day.

Sixth District Agricultural Association
was opened yesterday at the Agricul-
tural Park, south of this city, in a
series OF races of SO high a grade as to
be an event historical in its character.
While Los Angeles has enjoyed for
many years Il national reputation on
account of the horses bred within hei
borders, and while these flyers were
carrying all before them on all the
courses of the country, our own races
here at home have been poor affairs
in the main. But for months past II
has been well known that this
year was to be an exception to
the rule governing in the past,
and that a series of races OF a
very high class would be given at
the park. The entries for the season
put this beyond peradventure.
Whatever might have been the ex-
pectations of the sporting world,
that must have been fully realized
Yesterday. And these expectations
were great; for besides such horses
as Stamboul and others, from the
different stables OF the county, some
highfiyers from abroad of Il very
noted reputation had been entered.
These come not only from the north
ern part of the State, but some OF
them are owned on the other side OF
the Rocky Mountains.
At the park yesterday little
change was made in the programme,
us will be seer by the following Or
der of events. But in the first place
it is proper to note that the judges,
the Messrs. La Rue, OF Sacramento,
Newton, of San Gabriel, Slaughter, OF
San Bernardino, Al. Workman, OF
this city, -, and the very
energetic secretary OF the association,
Mr.. A. +. DeCamp, were all promptly
on the spot and called the events in
due time. Mr.. LaRue acted as chief
master of ceremonies, and his
prompt action drew forth the loud and
general appreciation of the great as
semhly On the grand stand and about
the,ground. E
While the preliminary movements
were in progress the Meine Bros.
Band cheered the spirits of the two
Thousand people on the ground by
some we'll selected and well rendered
bits of music. 1t is also worthy of
note that Mr.. Johnny Griffin has made
many and great improvements in al.
the appointments and surroundings
of the Park. 1t is by all odds place
better fitted for the uses to which 1t is
put than it ever was before.
Henry Schwartz and his able lieuten-
ants ran the pools in good order, and
to the entire satisfaction OF those in
terested.
TIE BALL OPENED.
At little before 2 o'clock the first
event of the season was called-a half
mile dash, all ages. There had been
9 entries for this contest but all
had been scratched excepting Minnie
Stratton, a black four-year-old FLY
owned by Thomas Stratton of San
Diego; sire, Reveille, dam unknown ;
Glenell, ch. G. Aged, formerly known
as Billy Johnson, by imported Glen
ell,i dam Planitarium. This horse
is owned by the Arcadia stables at
Santa Monica. Mikado owned by B.
P. Hill, of Ell Cajon, San Diego
County, ch. C. (3), by Shiloh, dam
Margery by Error, and Kildare ch. c.
(2),. the property of J. B. Chase OF San
Francisco, Sire, Kyrle DAILY,
dam Mistake. A good start
wa3 = gotten at the first
trial with Glenell a trifle in the lead,
an advantage the clark horse" never
lost until he passed under the wire
time, 40 Stratton's s black filly came
in second and won second money !;
Mikado, third, third money. Kildare
tried to bolt as the horses left the hall
mile post, and threw his rider almost
out of sight to the side of the track
where the ground was soft, and the
boy was unhurt. Stratton came in a
good second. The stakes were $3.50
500 to first, $45 to second and SIS to
third.
SECOND RACE.
The next event was m,e and a
quarter running race; weight ior age
stakes, $250-$l50 to first, S75 to sec
ond and $25 to third. There were
thirteen entries for this contest, and
as several OF them were known to be
flyers Of no ordinary speed, great
deal of interest centered on the event.
Seven of the horses failed to appear,
and the six on the track with weights
and other particulars were in order:
A. Morans, of San Diego, John Treat,
Q. g. (4) by Reveille, dam by Jack
Hawkins, ridden by Wicks, l 10 pounds,
colors grey and blue. B: T. HilRs A
dam, ch. z. (5) by Reveille, dam un.
known, ridden by McCurdy, ll5
pounds, colors yellow and red. Will
liam Green, of Green Meadows, neal
this city entered Clifton Bell b; s.
(aged), by Leinster, dam Libbie Dun
bar by Bonnie Scotland, ridden by
Galedo, 1lS pounds, colors red ano
blue. Joe Thomas, San Jacinto, en-
tered Galgo, ch. G. (5) by Rutherford
dam Nina by Woodburn, ridden by
Brennan, 115 pounds, colors red and
blue. F. M. Slaughter, of Chino, en-
tered Dublin Bay, b. s. (6), by Grin
stead, dam Amanda Fortune, ridder
by Dewey, 118 pounds colors DARK
blue and pink. Matt Stormsof Oaklant
entered Grover Cleveland, ch. h; a
by Monday, dam Robin Girl, rlddel
by Newell, 11S pounds, colors blu
and red. And G. w. LELAND, of San
ia Barbara, entered Accident, br. h
(aged), by Monday, Dam, Il Hubbard
mare.
A good start was obtained after on
or two attempts, with Cleveland {
head in the lead. For the first quar-
ter the six horses kept well togethe
in an excellent race. After passing
the stand, the whole field, with thu
single exception of Clifton Bell, KEEP
nearly in bunch. Cleveland helt
the advantage he took at the start
!. and passed under the wire in 2:09
with Treat a good second, and Dubli
Bay pressing hard behind.
MORE RUNNING.